Take a serving of angst and add a shot of innuendo, and what do you get? This little drabble, which I swear I will now draw….
Disclaimer: If I owned SDK, Akira and Yuya would (censored)(censored) right away and (censored) with lots of (censored ------------------), and then there would be cute babies to fangirl over! Yeee! (runs from angry Kyo)
Yuya: Which is why we're glad Akimine-sensei's never going to sell her the rights, ne, Akira-san?
Akira: … absolutely. (goes to find a hanky)
Not Telling
20 AUs Theme #13: Like a spider
"What are you thinking about?"
I come back to earth, drawn by her hushed whisper beside me.
"I only ask because… sometimes, when you're so quiet like this, you…"
The shush and slide of shifting cloth, the crackle of grass and dry leaves, and her warmth is suddenly much nearer. "One day, you'll tell me, right?"
"Tell you what?" I reply, pretending I don't know what she is talking about.
Instead of getting angry, like I want her to, she only sighs, her breath pooling moist heat against my throat as she lowers her head onto my chest.
(Even in my darkness, I can "see" the expression on her face, her lips in a pout, her brow furrowed ever-so-slightly in irritation.)
"Sometimes, I don't know why I bother trying. You're so cold without even thinking about it."
I'm not angry, I tell myself, my arm circling her shoulders, holding her closer (physically speaking). She is being honest, being herself -
While I cannot let my mask slip for a moment, even for her.
I prefer it that way, I tell myself.
This way, I don't even have to think about what she will do when she realizes what kind of person she's been holding so close to her unguarded heart.
(Metaphorically speaking)
When did this stop being a game? When did she become so much more (than a means to an end)?
It can't be more, I tell myself, not if I want to achieve my goal.
My embrace tightens, my lips brush hers as I ease her onto her back -
And she doesn't ask why…
There's some manga-verse influence here, obviously. (grin) I firmly believe Akira was polite to Yuya at first only because he thought he could use her to hurt Kyo - and then something threw a wrench into the workings…